Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-07-14

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and MIR. Rutland received letters and
I visits from money lenders "a class OF men
I mat he abhorredl in connection with his
sons proceedings. licensed beyond en-.
DURANGO, he hanshed Eustace from the
house, and forbade him ever agAin to enter
! his doors
1T seemed TO be fated,- said Mrs. Rut.
land, that there should be always some
thing I'M our family that il was necessary
10 conceal from my husbands knowledge.
lie bauiShcd EustNce from home but that
did not weaken my love for our dear lad
Three times during the past year have
seen Eusiace, and | have not made my
husband acquainted with the fact What
/ could dos Had | asked his permission
lie would have Stcrnly refused IL. and had
told him that / could not resist the i'm.
pulse OF my heart So fold my dear boy in
my arms, it would only have made mat
tiers worse for all of us"
She related to DIR. Daincourt n circurn
stance which had deeply angcrcd her hus
band. Among the presents the father had
given To his daughter was n very costly
one a diamond bracelet of great value,
Tor which Mr.. Rutland had paid no less
IMAM JuO Suineas. One evening a dinner.
party was given at the house. and Mr..
Rutland particularly desired that Mabel
should look her best on the occasion. He
said as much TO his daughter, and ex-
pressed n desire that She should wear GER
tam articles of jewelry, and most especial
~ her diamond bracelet. lie noticed MT
the dinner table that this bracelet WAS not
upon Mabcl's arm; hc made mo remark
before his guests, but when they had de-
parted he asked Mabel why she had not
worn IL.
Il have so many other things. pam, :"
q 1,,t
WINS not necessary"
But, said her father, 81 desired YOU
particularly To- wear tho bracelet. Is it
broken! II so, it can be easily repaired.
Let me see it,
Then the mother saw trouble in her
daughters face. Mabel underworld TO
eNace hcr fathers request, and strove to
turn the conversation into another chan
mel. But he insisted so determincdlv upon
seeing the bracelet that she was at length
compelled to confess that it was not in hcr
possession. Upon this Mr.. Rutland ques-
toned her more closely, but he could OBJ
tain from her no satisfactory information
as 10 what had become Of It. Suddenly
he inquired If her purse was n her room.
She answered yes and lie IL sircd her 10
bring 1t down to him. Sly obeyed; and
when lie opened the purse he found only
three or four shillings in it.
rs this all You hnvc;n he inquired.
Yes, papa she said, this is all a."
But 1T was only yesterday, >" said Mr..
Rutland, that You asked me for GOO
and gave ii To You. What have Won
done with the money!
Upon this point also. he could obtain
no satisfactory information. lie was
greatly angcred
Il thought he said, "when Mr. Inv
I'M -fafl int
slonal sharp-a fit connection for him
that the conspiracy in my house against
my peace of mind, and. IL seems TO me
against my honor, would come to an end.
III was not so. | perceive that am 70.
garded here as an enemy by my own fam
lIy, not as man who has endeavored all
through life TO perform his du.,es in an
honorable and straightforward way Go
TO your room and let me see the diamond
bracelet before this month is ended or let
me Know what You have done with it. IL
you have lost il, y he added, gazing sternly
upon his daughter, "iind it.
Before the month was ended Mabel
showed him the diamond bracelet: but
her mother was aware that thee wore
othcr articles missing from amtnC her
daughters jewclry
Mrs. Rutland having come to the end of
her narrative, DR.. Daincourt began to
question her.
Your daughter, he said, twas taken
Ill on March 26, and / understand that
she has been confined to her bed since that
day. We're there any premonitory symp-
toms Of serious illness, or was the seiz-
ure a sudden onci'
at was quite sudden" replied Mrs.
Rutland. 81 went into her room early in
the morning and found her in high state
of fever"
times' '
"No."
Not sufficiently sensible to recog1l .Ee
any one who attended herr
''Nof she does not even know me, her
own MOTHER
WHAT did the physician whom you first
called in say about the caset"
"Ic said that she had brain fever. and
Tat it had been accelerated by her having
caught n violent cold through wearing
damp clothing"
do you think she wore that clothing in
the house,"
mo"
lDr. Daincourt has certain WAYS and
methods Of his own. lie is in the habit of
keeping in his pocketbook n tablet of the
weather from day to day.
If your daughter did not wear damn
clothes In the house." he said, "shc must
have worn them out Of che house"
lie took his pocket book from his pocks4
and consulted his weather tablet.
y sec, he said 60 Mrs. Rutland, "that
from tbs 18th 10 the 2jth Of March there
was no rain. The weather was mild and
unusually warm during those days, but
On the evening Of the 2jth Of March IL be-
gan 10 rain, and rained during the night.
our daughter must have been out during
those hours in the bad weather. Whnt
were her movements on that evening"
Remember, you must keep nothing from
me II you wish me TO do my best 10 re-
store your child to health"
Stl., it was with some difficulty that
hc extracted from Mrs Rutland the infor-
nation that be desired TO obtain. Obtain
w. however he did. Mrs Rutland in
formed him that Mabel had gone out ON
the evening Of the 18th Of March, end did
not return home until nearly / O'Clock in
the morning Mr.. Rutland was not aware
OF this. Mrs. Rutland had stopped up for
hcr daughter, md had let her in quietly
and secretly. The young girl wns pale
nnd greatly ngitatcd. but she said nothing
10 her mother She kissed her hurricdIy.
went 90 hcr bedroom, and was found the
next morning in The condition Mrs Rut.
land bad described
Being in % fever from that dav.r' said
Dr. Daincourt 10 tho mother. your dauQh-
ter has -ccn no ncwspapcrsf'
"NO
And she IS ignoront Of the peril
w. u. H.r.a Q. d..